MTN Project Fame West Africa has presented the winners of Season 9 edition of the reality show with enviable car prizes on Wednesday, after the viewers picked the head to wear the crown of the 9th Season and other winners with their votes. The winners, Okiemute, Elizabeth and Kitay among the last six contestants received their car prizes at MTN Golden Plaza, No 1 Awolowo Road, Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. The six contenders were those that made it to the last stage after series of talent search auditions across West Africa, weeks of grooming them to turn to create a world of unadulterated entertainment with their weekly performances. At the car presentation, the winner, Okiemute Ighorodje received a brand new SUV, while the first runner up, Elizabeth Emoruwa, got a saloon car and the second runner up, Kitay Okotete got a mid-size saloon car. It will be recalled that at the final Gala, Winner went home with N500,000, Dapo- N1 Million, Pere- N2 Million respectively. The organizer of the show, MTN, announced the development on its social media, through its twitter handle @mtnng: The #MTNProjectFame winners are here at the MTN head office to receive their brand new cars 🚘 View our Instastories for more updates.😊 “Kitay, Elizabeth & Okiemute our #MTNProjectFame 2nd Runner-up, 1st Runner-up and Winner respectively, walked out with brand new cars as part of their winnings in the #MTNProjectFame9 competition. A very big congratulations to them 👏🏾”, the tweets read. It further wrote: Check out that #champion pose! Congratulations @theokiemute #MTNProjectFame9 #CarPresentation #winner #suv #brandnew #mtn.” “Christmas came early for @Elizabeth_PFame Congrats to #MTNProjectFame9 1st runner-up as she takes ownership of her brand new saloon car.” “Kitay is now a proud car owner! Whoop! Whoop! #MTNProjectFame9 #CarPresentation #2ndrunnerup #brandnew.” Reacting to the presentation, Kitay said, “I bless God for this car. I’m really happy I feel like shouting but I need to compose myself,,,Warri!!!” Elizabeth Said: “Christmas gift just came at the right time. I’m so grateful Ultima Studio. Thanks to MTN and thanks to you my wonderful fans out there that vote for me”. The Start Again singer also wrote on social media, “When I sighted The big Christmas gift.. @projectfamewestafrica. . Thank you very much... #teamelbee I am grateful. The Baby is BLACK 🚗”. Okiemute also said, “I want to say thank you to MTN, Ultima production and the maker of the car, I’m so excited about this…I’m really happy I’m here”. MTN Project Fame West Africa (for sponsorship purposes), is a music talent TV reality show filmed in Lagos and aired in the West African subcontinent. It is a regional version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol. Run by Ultima production, the show used to feature contestants from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, but Liberia and Sierra Leone have been dropped since the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. The show is broadcast by networks in these four countries and across the African continent. By Taiwo Okanlawon